Police and ambulance crews raced to the scene after receiving frantic calls from stunned members of the public.

The horror smash happened this morning

As they arrived they discovered a girl, in her early teens, had died and a man, 45, and another girl, 11, were badly injured.

The pair were taken to hospital where they are still being treated but police remain on the scene looking for clues.

Police originally believed two boys had fled the scene but investigators have now ruled this out.

One eyewitness said: "There was this huge bang and I thought ‘what on earth was that?’. So I ran outside and saw the car crashed into the wall. I went over to the car straight away and tried to help. The male driver was stuck in the car, his knees were tucked in.

Investigators are at the scene looking for clues

"We then tried to help the the girl in the front seat and was able to get her out. Sadly the girl in the back seat had already died. It was just horrific. In just a few seconds all of this had happened. I am still in shock from it all."

Sergeant Brian Orr from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said:“My thoughts are with the family at this devastating time, we will be doing all that we can to support them.

“Our initial enquiries led us to believe that two young boys had fled the vehicle shortly after the collision.

The horror smash happened at around 10.50am this morning

"We now know this to be incorrect information and our search for any other passengers has been stood down.

“We are also appealing for anyone who saw the collision to get in touch with police so we can find out what caused this tragedy.”

Anyone with any information should contact police on 101 or via the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.